Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A different orthography of yenite: a synonym of ilvaite.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Min.) See
yenite .
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- noun mineralogy, archaic The mineral
ilvaite .
Etymologies
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Jena + -ite
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In the first case (31) are varieties of felspar; in the second case (32) are micaceous and other mineral substances; in the third case (33) are basaltic hornblende, tremolite, &c.; in the fourth case (34) are varieties of asbestus, which defies the action of fire; jeffersonite; jenite from the Elba,
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